El Salvador — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for El Salvador, 1961–2025.
Population growth for El Salvador was 0.43% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.82% in 1967. The lowest was -0.05% in 2006 (about -7.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.87% per year.
El Salvador ranks 146 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 67%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so El Salvador sits below it. It peaked in 1967 and has fallen 85% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 28%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 25 of 42 economies; Venezuela, RB (0.39%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 459% in 2006. That is 46% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 71st of 216 in 1961 → 81st of 216 in 1970 → 134th of 216 in 1980 → 114th of 216 in 1990 → 164th of 217 in 2000 → 165th of 217 in 2010 → 155th of 217 in 2020 → 146th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 0.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 0.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 0.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 0.12% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | -0.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 0.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 0.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 0.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 0.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.95% | -0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 1.32% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 1.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 1.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 1.82% | +0.7 pp |
| 1982 | 1.13% | +0.5 pp |
| 1981 | 0.66% | -0.7 pp |
| 1980 | 1.33% | -0.6 pp |
| 1979 | 1.94% | -0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 2.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 2.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 2.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 2.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.71% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 2.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 2.78% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was El Salvador’s Population growth in 1962?
2.72% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is El Salvador’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -84.5% in total — about 2.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.43%; 2024: 0.45%; 2023: 0.47%; 2022: 0.39%; 2021: 0.34%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.